Originally Posted by
markhr
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=394724
This thread may help, while it's mostly focused on UK commuters there are a number of US commuters subscribed to the youtube channels. The helmet cameras were successfully used by a number of people as evidence gathering tools.
However, there's also been a few other responses, from both police and the guilty parties, including "it may be illegal" (it's not), "we can't use that" (you can, actually), and so on. It really depends on how hard you're pushing and if you've got all your bases covered.
Wow. So much there.
Yeah, I know that helmet cameras are legal here. Any type of equipment for recording is as well, so long as it is in public domain, public grounds. For instance, riding around on a street, that is fine. But nothing like going into a place of business, school, etc.
The important thing is to keep it covert. Most of the camera lens are a bit larger than I like, but a pinhole camera really isn't good enough.